Reopen PDFs from last session - how to enable ?

[longhorn steer]

= D is underscored for key equivalent, but disabled [shaded out]: ...

reader just updated, i rebooted, after screencapping window list of docs.

want to reload "from last session" but no go.

old user, slow learner, cranky but friendly - will pull up the hard way,

but would MUCH prefer being able to Reopen last session docs.

fairly knowledgeable wrt OPs and programs etc.

tell me a joke, too. thanks for your help!

[longhorn steer]

anybody have any idea why this came to my USA mailbox ?
if it was YOU -- why the characters ? or ... is that the joke ?

[Amal. · Accepted solution]

Hi There,

Apologies for the trouble caused, as described above you have updated the application to the new version and want to reopen the PDF from the last session, correct?

With the new release v19.12.20036, now we can manually set the preference to reopen the PDF from the last session. Go to Edit (Windows), Adobe Reader / Adobe Acrobat DC (Mac) > Preferences > General > Check, Open PDF from the last session on Acrobat launch> click Ok

For more information, you may also refer to the help article - What's new in Adobe Acrobat DC

Let us know if you need more help

Regards,

Amal

[longhorn steer]

Amal - you are the best of the best. thank you so much.
i hope others you help celebrate your knowledge, too,

not to mention how kind and friendly and "easy on the eyes."

have a very good week ♥

[defaultp64e365vx8y6]

This does not always work.  I made the change in preferences, and sometimes it opens the PDF(s) from the previous session upon launch, and sometimes it doesn't.   

[Rudy29819920loh8]

About to pull my hair out. Computer shuts down occasionally for updates. Every other app recovers and relaunches files that were open in the last session without a hitch, but even with this setting checked Adobe will not relaunch my PDF files that were open. Can anyone help.....PLEASE

[JIMOH32901955l00z]

Trying to get this done on a Macbook too but can't find the means yet.

[defaulthrfndfcdquut]

I did this but it is not working. Works on one laptop. Does not work on another one. Any idea why?

[defaultbodv58pg13go]

Reopen PDFs from last session still grayed out. How do we enable it?

[Bernd Alheit]

Enable also the entry "Open documents as new tabs in the same window".

[defaultbodv58pg13go]

it is already enabled. i created a screen capture of the gray out portion

 

[iloveSally]

I have the same issue...

[Ayush__Jain]

Hi,

This option works only if your Last Acrobat/Reader session had some PDF's opened/already launch when Acrobat/Reader was Closed/Quit.

If your Last session was closed without any PDF, it will not work since Technically your last session did not had any PDF when it was closed..

Hope it clarifies?

Thanks 

Ayush Jain

[L23370334ofdk]

It's been 2 years since this post above, which I found after trying to figure out how to get DC to open to the last page in PDFs I was working on. In otherwords, this solution no longer works. Instead, I draw boxes around the page number I was on. Then when I reopen the PDF, I have to scan through them t ofind the boxes,to figure out where I left off. This is maddening. 

Please tell me how to force DC to open PDF's I was working on to the last page I was on. 

[Pibs]

[lONG COMMENT AHEAD BUT HOPE IT HELPS]

Hi, I came across here since I have the same concern with using adobe acrobat reader. I uninstalled it long time ago and have been using my edge browser in viewing pdf files. Edge pdf viewer opens the document I select with the last page on it that I viewed. I am worried that setting won't work in adobe but as a user again of adobe, (I just reinstalled it again because edge pdf viewer is not working fine) I am glad to share that I was able to view the last page I viewed on the documents I previously opened, when I reopen them and when I open the acrobat reader itself (took less than a minute before the last document you viewed reopens automatically). PS. IF YOU WANT THE LAST DOCUMENT WITH THE LAST PAGE YOU VIEWED TO OPEN WHEN YOU OPEN THE READER ITSELF, DO NOT CLOSE THE TAB OF THE DOCUMENT WHEN YOU CLOSE THE READER. I repeat, THE FUNCTION IS ALREADY WORKING. I also did these to my preferences. Hope it helps!!!

[Rudi31332776xyqs]

Hi Pibs, I tried your advices and it works. While reopen the pdf file, it show up the last pages and interesting is the choice "open pdf from last session..." in my Adobe still in gray [not active].... hope others solve their problems as well

[Mohamad Hosein_Ghaemi8090]

it was really usefull. thaks alot. 

[Patrick275282362r5w]

The solution recommended under "Correct answer" - to change the settings in preferences - does work.

However, my question is  - how do make this setting persist?
I set this setting a while ago, but it switched off on its own.

[try67]

It should remain checked. Maybe an update reset it, though.

[AkanchhaS]

@Patrick275282362r5w 

That is correct, it should remain checked if you did change it from preferences. It must have been reset because of the automatic update installed.

Keep track of it, and observe this behavior, in case it resets again. Please do let us know.

~Akanchha 

[DavidKK]

Acrobat reverses these changes as soon as I close Preferences.  How is a Preferences change permanently set?

[DavidKK]

... closed Preferences without saving.  Got it working now.

[L23370334ofdk]

So to save the preference setting we have to change in Preferences then close w/out saving? 

I'm shaking my head.  

[Patrick275282362r5w]

Adobe -> Please make this setting the default behavior!!

[JIMOH32901955l00z]

I am using a Macbook and I can't sort this yet.